Harry Bass Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-1876307. Reported 212 grants totalling $59.2M to 124 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Harry Bass Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $20.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $20.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Dallas | Richardson, TX | $20.0M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Historical Society | Dallas, TX | $7,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $4,030,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Readers 2 Leaders | Dallas, TX | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Community Services | Dallas, TX | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Integrative C& P | Dallas, TX | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Momentous Institute | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uplift Education | Dallas, TX | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallas Zoological Society | Dallas, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Numismatic Assn | Colorado Springs, CO | $213,636 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading Partners North Texas | Dallas, TX | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baylor Health Care System Foundation | Dallas, TX | $203,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texans on a Mission | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educational Opportunities Inc | Dallas, TX | $176,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Compass | Dallas, TX | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brother Bill's Helping Hand | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Foundatio | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Transformation | Dallas, TX | $137,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pedal the Pacific | Austin, TX | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bachman Lake Together | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkinson Voice Project | Richardson, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Care Group | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Convoy of Hope | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smu Meadows School of the Arts | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The George W Bush Foundation | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | Dallas, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prevent Blindness Texas | Houston, TX | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lumin Education | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Family Place | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frazier Revitalization Inc | Dallas, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buckner Children and Family Services Inc | Dallas, TX | $65,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| For the Nations Refugee Outreach | Garland, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Women's League | La Grange, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Family Services | Dallas, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation | Dallas, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Park & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $50,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catch Up & Read | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Network of Community Ministries Inc | Richardson, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Thought | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Essilor Vision Foundation | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gonzales Crystal Theatre Inc | Gonzales, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metrocrest Services | Carrollton, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Highland Park United Methodist Church | Dallas, TX | $35,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Senior Source | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tyler Street Tower | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspire | Dallas, TX | $30,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| After-School All Stars North Texas | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Incarnation Place Inc | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nfte | Plano, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Days Inc | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | $28,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Texas | Dallas, TX | $25,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Dallas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Afterschool Network | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Services | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dallas Symphony Orchestra Morton H Meyerson Ctr | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church | Athens, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hhm Health | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Street | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mi Escuelita Preschools Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Teachers | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurse Association | Dallas, TX | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Avance-Dallas | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fair Park First | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Gateway | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genesis Women's Shelter | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Farm | Ft Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buckner International | Dallas, TX | $19,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Deaf Action Center | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Achives | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United to Learn | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visual Aid Volunteers Inc | Garland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryan's House | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools Dallas Region Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church - Children & Youth Ministries | Gonzales, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church - Family Ministries | Gonzales, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freed People | Crowley, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Head Start of Greater Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lift Memorial | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | Euless, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Tdi | Watertown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eustace Isd | Eustace, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior League of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scurry-Rosser Isd | Scurry, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Texas Rehabilitation Centter | Abilene, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highland Park Presbyterian Church | Dallas, TX | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dickinson Place | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roundup River Ranch | Gypsum, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County | Tyler, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botantical Society Inc | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dunagan Family Fund at Highland Park Pr | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park Cities Baptist Church | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Syngap Research Fund | Pasadena, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ut Southwestern | Dallas, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Staten Island, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SPCA of Texas | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
55 of 124 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 37%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 127 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $1,391,318 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $1,647,518 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $22.8M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $33.4M | $25,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harry Bass Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4809 Cole Avenue 105, Dallas, TX, 75205. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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